Washington > Pierce County > Carbonado
Carbonado, WA
Pierce County · population ~755
Population
755
↑ 24% since 2010
Jobs
53
↓ 18% since 2010
Renters
15%
↑ 3pp since 2009
Median income
$117,083
↑ 47% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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Mobility
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What stands out
Nothing here clears our threshold for notable yet.
Key facts
Population
755
Jobs
53
Renters
15%
Median income
$117,083
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 65 in 2010 to 53 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2015 (-10.8%/year before, +6.6%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Family-household share has fallen 4 percentage points since 2009 (82% to 78% by 2024) — measured across non-overlapping ACS survey windows to avoid over-reading a single year's release.
Local jobs, 2010–2023
The numbers
Each row: the current value, its trend over time, and where it falls among all 82 places we cover.
Family households
ACS 5-yr
77.8%
higher than 90% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
85.3%
higher than 100% of places
Local jobs
LODES
53
higher than only 0% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
-18%
higher than only 0% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
0
higher than only 0% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
45%
higher than 64% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
0th pctl
vs. this place's own 2010–2025 permitting history (not a cross-place comparison)
2BR Fair Market Rent
HUD, county-level
$2,064
FY2020 → FY2027, shared across this HUD metro area — not place-specific
Housing mix
ACS 5-yr — current housing stock, not new permits
Single-family100%
Multifamily (5+ units)0%
Where Carbonado's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Wilkeson
20.0%
Tacoma
13.3%
Carbonado
13.3%
Orting
13.3%
Sumner
13.3%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks1
Schools1
Grocery stores0
Hospitals0
Libraries0
Nearest community site: Carbonado Community Church (Churches), 0.62 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Education (includes academia/research)57% (30)
Construction / Real Estate28% (15)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)13% (7)
Healthcare & Social Assistance2% (1)
Information (partial technology proxy)0% (0)
Finance0% (0)
Logistics / Industrial0% (0)
Administrative & Support Services0% (0)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)0% (0)
Hospitality0% (0)
Government (Public Administration)0% (0)
Retail0% (0)
Other0% (0)